Resource Guide

1. A speech given by a Papuan human rights activist, detailing the human rights violations and corruption resulting from mining in Indonesia.  The site also includes many links to other articles and information on mining in many countries.   http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=946
2. This site gives information on how globalization has changed mining, and the impact of this on women.  http://www.twnside.org.sg/title/mining-cn.htm
3. This site details how gold is mined and processed, and the effects of this on surrounding communities.  http://www.grinningplanet.com/2005/02-01/gold-jewelry-gold-mining-article.htm
4. This government site goes over the history of gold mining and the economics involved.  http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/prospect1/goldgip.html
5. A New York Times opinion article covering the cost of diamond mining, and why solving the problem isn’t as simple as just boycotting.   http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/weekinreview/17mcneil.html?_r=1
6. An older New York Times article about the many deleterious effects of diamond mining.  http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/14/fashion/14diamonds.html?_r=1
7. An article about how although men are the ones doing the mining in Asia, women are the ones that bear the brunt of its effects.  http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=8739
8. This article explains the link between the mining industry and HIV.  http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=176
9. An overview of China’s mining practices:  http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=43
10. An interesting article about how Wal-Mart is launching a line of “green” jewelry, but using a company currently being sued over thousands of deaths:  http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/07/17/wal-mart-greening-its-jewelry/
11. The details on the lawsuit over mining protest deaths:  http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/37553/story.htm
12. This site explains the proposed Pebble Gold and Copper Mine in Alaska, and how it will be detrimental to the community.  http://www.pebbleminealaska.com/
13. This site gives an overview of indigenous peoples’ opposition to mines.  http://www.murdoch.edu.au/elaw/issues/v4n2/hunt42.html
14. An overview of uranium mines and their environmental hazards:    http://www.wise-uranium.org/uwai.html
15. This site contains many links to sites about the health hazards for mine workers, and lists many of the mining disasters that have occurred http://www.minesandcommunities.org/list.php?f=9&all=1

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